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New medication Dupiexnt just approved Sept.
COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Last Active: Dec 18, 2024 | Replies (31)Comment receiving replies
do you take prednisone daily for chest pain or a bloated type feeling in your chest This is a symptom I have.
(BOB H~Semper Fi) 12/18/2024
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No, not really. I had to take a lot of prednisone to fight the inflammation caused by my toxic reaction to Durvalumab. Taking that much prednisone caused my adrenal glands to shut down. When I tapered down the prednisone there was hope that my adrenal glands would start to function again but they did not. The adrenal glands make cortisol when they are working right but now I am not getting any cortisol. So now I need to take a baseline amount of prednisone (6 mg) to replace the cortisol I am not getting.
This is called Addison's Disease. I will have to take the baseline prednisone forever.